Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the wrong direction; left- or backhandedly. Hence— Awkwardly; clumsily.
- Perversely.
- Untowardly; unluckily.
- Perverse; untoward.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb obsolete In an unlucky (left-handed) or perverse manner.
- adverb obsolete Awkwardly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
unlucky orperverse manner. - adverb
Awkwardly .
Etymologies
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awk + -ly
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